Jaelin Howell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jaelin Marie Howell[1] | ||
Date of birth | November 21, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Windsor, Colorado, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Louisville FC | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Real Colorado | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Florida State Seminoles | 90 | (10) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Racing Louisville FC | 38 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | United States U17 | 21 | (1) |
2017–2018 | United States U20 | 26 | (2) |
2020– | United States | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022 |
Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles and was awarded the Hermann Trophy two years in a row. She was drafted by Racing with the second overall pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft.
After playing at the under-17 and under-20 level, Howell debuted for the United States national team in 2020.
Early life and college career
[edit]Howell attended Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was named an NSCAA All-American in 2015.[2] She played for the Florida State women's soccer team prior to beginning her professional career.[3][4]
Howell was awarded the Hermann Trophy in 2020, honoring the United Soccer Coaches National Players of the Year in NCAA Division I women's soccer. She again won the Hermann Trophy in 2021 for the second consecutive season.[5]
Club career
[edit]On January 21, 2022, Howell signed a three-year contract with Racing Louisville FC after being selected second by the team in the 2022 NWSL Draft.[6]
Howell made her Racing Louisville debut on March 18 in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener, starting in midfield against the Kansas City Current.[7] The midfielder was second in the NWSL in minutes played last season among rookies, only trailing her Racing teammate Savannah DeMelo. Howell had two assists for the year.
International career
[edit]Howell was named to the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI.[8] The same year, she was the starting center midfielder for the U-17 team at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. On March 29, 2017, she was called up to the U.S. women's national soccer team.[8][9]
After being a part of the USA U-20 Squad that finished runner up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Howell was named to the USA U-20 roster for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10]
She made her debut for the United States November 27, 2020, coming on as a substitute for Sam Mewis in the 89th minute against the Netherlands.
Howell scored her first senior national team goal in a 9–1 win over Uzbekistan.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Jaelin's father, John, was an NFL safety who was part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of October 15, 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Racing Louisville FC | 2022 | NWSL | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | |
2023 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
Career total | 38 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
International
[edit]- As of match played April 9, 2022
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 5 | 1 |
- Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Howell goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | April 9, 2022 | Columbus, Ohio | Uzbekistan | 7–0 | 9–1 | Friendly | [12] |
Honors
[edit]Florida State Seminoles
United States
Individual
- Hermann Trophy: 2020, 2021
- Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year: 2020, 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 – List of Players: USA U20 (women)" (PDF). FIFA. July 26, 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Lytle, Kevin (September 1, 2014). "Freshman soccer player chasing U.S. national team dream". Coloradoan. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Bio". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Jaelin Howell Florida State Bio". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Jaelin Howell Wins MAC Hermann Trophy For the Second Straight Season". seminoles.com. January 7, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Racing signs No. 2 draft pick Howell to multi-year deal". Racing Louisville FC. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Garza, Daniel (April 3, 2017). "16-year-old called in to replace Tobin Heath for Russian friendlies". MLS Multiplex. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "HORAN RULED OUT OF APRIL MATCHES; HOWELL EARNS CALL-UP". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "USA ROSTER NAMED FOR 2018 FIFA U-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP". July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Jardy, Adam. "Racing Louisville's Jaelin Howell scores first international goal to power USWNT to win". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Uzbekistan 9–1 as Forward Sophia Smith Records First Career Hat Trick". U.S. Soccer. April 9, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Rolls to Title at 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa, With Dominant 6–0 Victory Against Argentina". U.S. Soccer. February 25, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5–0 to Win Third Consecutive and Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented by Visa". U.S. Soccer. February 23, 2022.
Match reports
[edit]External links
[edit]- Jaelin Howell at the National Women's Soccer League
- Jaelin Howell at Racing Louisville FC
- Jaelin Howell at U.S. Soccer (archived)
- Jaelin Howell at Soccerway
- Jaelin Howell – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Colorado
- People from Windsor, Colorado
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- United States women's international soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- Sportspeople from Fort Collins, Colorado
- Racing Louisville FC players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Racing Louisville FC draft picks
- 21st-century American sportswomen